All Eyes on Wike and Obasanjo as PDP Convenes High-Stakes NEC Meeting

The faction of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) loyal to the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, held its 109th National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting in Abuja on Wednesday.

The meeting was held at the PDP National Secretariat in Abuja under the leadership of its chairman, Abdulrahman Mohammed.

Naija News reports that the NEC meeting was attended by Wike, the daughter of former President Olusegun Obasanjo, Iyabo Obasanjo; former Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, who is also the PDP governorship candidate for Gombe State, Isa Pantami; and the presidential candidate of the party, Sandy Onor, among others.

Also at the meeting were the party’s National Secretary, Samuel Anyanwu; other members of the National Working Committee (NWC); the Chairman of the Board of Trustees, Mao Ohabunwa, and a host of other party leaders.

Part of the agenda of the meeting is the presentation of Certificates of Return to candidates who emerged from the primaries ahead of the 2027 general election.

Parallel Meeting

Meanwhile, the faction of the PDP, led by Kabiru Turaki, also held its own meeting at a separate venue and issued Certificates of Return to candidates elected under its faction.

Turaki, who presented the certificates to the candidates, told them that before their names are submitted to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), they must sign an undertaking not to defect from the PDP after winning the election.

The event, which was held at the Shehu Musa Yar’Adua Centre in Abuja, had in attendance leaders and stakeholders of the party.